Dallas Cowboys Blog

Kevin Ogletree had a breakout performance when the Cowboys met the New York Giants seven weeks ago.

Don’t expect a repeat this weekend.

Ogletree staggered the defending world champions with eight catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s opening night victory. His sharp decline since has left some wondering what happened.

Nothing happened.

Ogletree’s performance over the last five games — 13 catches for 134 yards and no touchdowns — is much closer to who he is as a receiver than what he did on that Wednesday night in September.

Sunday afternoon’s rematch against the Giants will be Ogletree’s 38th game in a Cowboys uniform. Only twice has he had more than 50 yards receiving in a game. The New York game was the only time he’s had more than 60 yards and the only time he’s scored in the NFL.

Ogletree is the team’s No. 3 receiver by default. He will not post the numbers the last three players to fill that role — Laurent Robinson, Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton — have done.

That doesn’t mean Ogletree is ineffective. He will come up with the occasional third-down reception. He can make the occasional play down the field. But he’s not a consistent option in the Cowboys offense.